See also: List of nuclear weapons tests of the Soviet Union.
1980 | |
Picture Description: | Nuclear blast animation |
Country: | Soviet Union |
Test Site: | Astrakhan, Russia; Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Bashkortostan, Russia; Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan; Khanty-Mansi, Russia; Krasnoyarsk, Russia; NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia; Sary-Uzen/Murzhik, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan |
Period: | 1980 |
Number Of Tests: | 24 |
Test Type: | underground shaft, tunnel |
Max Yield: | 200ktTNT |
Next Series: | 1981 Soviet nuclear tests |
The Soviet Union's 1980 nuclear test series was a group of 24 nuclear tests conducted in 1980. These tests [1] followed the 1979 Soviet nuclear tests series and preceded the 1981 Soviet nuclear tests series.
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545 - 2 | 04:07:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 181 49.778°N 78.0547°W | 655m (2,149feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 546 - 1 | 03:57:00.06 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1071 49.9775°N 78.7589°W | 330m (1,080feet) + | underground shaft, weapons development | - ! 546 - 2 | 03:57:00.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1071 49.9775°N 78.7589°W | 330m (1,080feet) + | underground shaft, weapons development | - ! 547 - 1 | 03:57:00.14 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 173 49.7739°N 78.0287°W | 691m (2,267feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 547 - 2 | 03:57:00.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 173 49.7739°N 78.0287°W | 691m (2,267feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 547 - 3 | 03:57:00.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 173 49.7739°N 78.0287°W | 691m (2,267feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 548 | 03:27:00.19 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1083 49.99°N 78.9906°W | 330m (1,080feet) + | underground shaft, weapons development | - ! 549 Butan 1 (Butane) | 06:00:00.0 | SVET (5 hrs) | Bashkortostan, Russia: 1 52.9°N 56.5°W | – 1400m (4,600feet) | underground shaft, oil stimulation | Oil recovery intensification. 40 km E Meleuz. | - ! 551 | 02:27:00.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 127 49.8227°N 78.1071°W | 650m (2,130feet) – 152m (499feet) | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 550 Butan 3 (Butane) | 06:00:00.0 | SVET (5 hrs) | Bashkortostan, Russia: 3 52.9°N 56.5°W | – 1390m (4,560feet) | underground shaft, oil stimulation | Oil recovery intensification. 40 km E Meleuz. | - ! 552 - 1 | 02:33:00.24 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1227 49.9486°N 78.8181°W | 330m (1,080feet) + | underground shaft, weapons development | - ! 552 - 2 | 02:33:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1227 49.9486°N 78.8181°W | 330m (1,080feet) + | underground shaft, weapons development | - ! 552 - 3 | 02:33:00.2 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1227 49.9486°N 78.8181°W | 330m (1,080feet) + | underground shaft, weapons development | - ! 553 - 1 | 03:33:00.07 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 902 49.7955°N 78.0907°W | 689m (2,260feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 553 - 2 | 03:33:00.1 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 902 49.7955°N 78.0907°W | 689m (2,260feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 554 | 02:42:41.71 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1220 49.9372°N 78.7966°W | 330m (1,080feet) + | underground shaft, weapons development | - ! 555 Dynamica (Dynamic) | 06:21:13.06 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: K-1 49.7855°N 78.0805°W | 663m (2,175feet) + | tunnel, weapon effect | - ! 556 Vega 1T | 06:00:00.3 | VOLT (4 hrs) | Astrakhan, Russia: 1T 46.7565°N 48.2738°W | 10m (30feet) – 1025m (3,363feet) | underground shaft, cavity excavation | Create reservoirs for gas storage. | - ! 557 - 1 | 07:09:57.47 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-25 73.336°N 54.94°W | 100m (300feet) – 600m (2,000feet) | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 557 - 2 | 07:09:57.5 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-25 73.336°N 54.94°W | 100m (300feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 557 - 3 | 07:09:57.5 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-25 73.336°N 54.94°W | 100m (300feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 557 - 4 | 07:09:57.5 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-25 73.336°N 54.94°W | 100m (300feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 557 - 5 | 07:09:58 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-30 73.3°N 54.9°W | 100m (300feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | Venting detected off site, 5Ci | - ! 557 - 6 | 07:09:58 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-30 73.3°N 54.9°W | 100m (300feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 557 - 7 | 07:09:58 | MSK (3 hrs) | NZ Area B, Matochkin Shar, Novaya Zemlya, Russia: A-30 73.3°N 54.9°W | 100m (300feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 558 - 1 | 03:34:16.65 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1087 49.9675°N 79.0225°W | 330m (1,080feet) – 440m (1,440feet) | underground shaft, weapons development | Venting detected | - ! 558 - 2 | 03:34:16.7 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1087 49.9675°N 79.0225°W | 330m (1,080feet) – 510m (1,670feet) | underground shaft, weapons development | - ! 559 | 03:57:11.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 204p 49.7481°N 78.1267°W | 579m (1,900feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 560 Batolit 1 (Batholith) | 13:00:00.4 | KRAT (7 hrs) | Krasnoyarsk, Russia: BT-1 60.8°N 97.55°W | – 720m (2,360feet) | underground shaft, seismic sounding | Seismic probing program. 430 km NW Ust-Ilimsk, Irkutsk. | - ! 561 | 04:17:?? | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 204-pp 49.7492°N 78.1282°W | 579m (1,900feet) – 36m (118feet) | tunnel, weapons development | Venting detected | - ! 562 - 1 | 04:17:16.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 111p 49.8308°N 78.1139°W | 640m (2,100feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 562 - 2 | 04:17:16.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 111p 49.8308°N 78.1139°W | 640m (2,100feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 562 - 3 | 04:17:16.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 111p 49.8308°N 78.1139°W | 640m (2,100feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 563 Angara | 07:00:00.1 | SVET (5 hrs) | Khanty-Mansi, Russia 61.7462°N 66.7765°W | – 2485m (8,153feet) | underground shaft, oil stimulation | Oil recovery intensification. 150 km NW Khanty-Mansiysk. | - ! 564 - 1 | 03:47:09.01 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1086 49.9097°N 78.9179°W | 330m (1,080feet) + | underground shaft, weapons development | - ! 564 - 2 | 03:47:09.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1086 49.9097°N 78.9179°W | 330m (1,080feet) + | underground shaft, weapons development | - ! 564 - 3 | 03:47:09.0 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1086 49.9097°N 78.9179°W | 330m (1,080feet) + | underground shaft, weapons development | - ! 565 | 04:07:09.3 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Degelen, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: Z-2p 49.8254°N 78.0808°W | 660m (2,170feet) + | tunnel, weapons development | - ! 566 - 1 | 04:09:10.63 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1303 50.0678°N 78.9743°W | 330m (1,080feet) + | underground shaft, weapons development | - ! 566 - 2 | 04:09:10.6 | ALMT (6 hrs) | Balapan, Semipalatinsk, Kazakhstan: 1303 50.0678°N 78.9742°W | 330m (1,080feet) + | underground shaft, weapons development |